Avon City Council OKs start of 2014 sidewalk project

AVON — City officials are looking to make pedestrian travel a bit safer in Avon.
At the March 17 evening Avon City Council Work Session, council unanimously approved a resolution to begin work on the city’s 2014 sidewalk program.
The resolution calls for the construction of concrete sidewalks on Chester Road (from Travelers Point west to Moore Road), Route 83 (from Kinzel Road to Detroit Road), Detroit Road (from Kline Ditch to Veterans Memorial Park), and at 4441 Nagel Road, the former Hickerson property.
Avon Planning Coordinator Jim Piazza said the sidewalks to be installed cover roughly 2.5 miles.
“Every year council approves the construction of sidewalks that have grown worn or need to be installed,” Piazza said. “The four areas where the streets will be installed are all older streets that don’t have any sidewalks and aren’t necessarily the safest for those passing by. The installation of sidewalks in these areas will surely make travel a lot safer for residents.”
The total cost for the sidewalks is about $376,000 with property owners expected to “foot” the bill, Piazza said.
Homeowners will have until Sept. 30 to install and pay for the sidewalks bordering their properties.
The city’s service committee recommended the approval of the 2014 street program at their last group meeting March 10.
In other news, council announced they wish to move forward with bridge inspection program services through the Ohio Department of Transportation.
According to the ordinance drafted by council, the city’s participation in the bridge inspection program will call for ODOT to perform a variety of review services such as bridge load rating calculations, scour assessments, bridge inspections, and fracture critical plan development.
ODOT is set to fund all costs for the bridge inspections.
Piazza said the inspections will be conducted on smaller bridges that sit over the city’s various creeks and rivers.
Apart from inspecting Avon’s smaller bridges, the city is working on making $4.5 million in necessary improvements to the state Route 611 bridge over Interstate 90.
The city also previously hired E.L. Robinson Engineering to oversee and perform design services for the replacement of the Riegelsberger Bridge, which sits over French Creek.
Construction on the Riegelsberger Bridge project is set to begin in May.

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